Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] would [vb infin] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you think I 'd pass up an adventure like that ? ’ |
| 2 | But I do know they would weigh up the dangers and think about the very fact that they could fly . |
| 3 | ‘ They say he would beat up the devil himself for a shilling , ’ replied Barney . |
| 4 | Kingfisher says it would speed up the closure of small Currys outlets and the shift to larger out-of-town sites . |
| 5 | She hoped that when he stopped smoking he would fill out a little and his knees would be less likely to bruise hers in bed , but no . |
| 6 | I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again . |
| 7 | The 37-year-old former England winger vowed he would see out the remaining 18 months of his contract , saying : Coppell , 37 , dismissed reports that he is wanted by Sunderland as he prepared to take his side back to Anfield where they crashed 5-0 on Saturday . |
| 8 | So I figured I 'd put up the five g's , get my name in the papers , maybe ease off the pressure a little . |
| 9 | Mum and Dad are no doubt just wishing he 'd take up an indoor sport instead . |
| 10 | If all minor traffic offences were prosecuted it would clog up the system . |
| 11 | We were on the top flat , so I could n't get out to play ; my Ma was feared I 'd fall down the stone stairs and break my neck . |
| 12 | However , having carelessly left the shed unlocked , our mower and strimmer were stolen and , as we are both getting on a bit , we decided we would take up the lawn and put down gravel instead . |
| 13 | We decided we 'd set up a farm there rearing llama and vicuna and corner the cloth market , assuming there was one . |
| 14 | And he decided he 'd try down the mines . |
| 15 | I thought I would bring out the affinity between Elizabethan English and classical Arabic . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ So I thought I would come round a little early , in case you needed advice . |
| 17 | In December the formation of a Command of the People 's Army was announced which would carry out the professional management of the defence forces ; Lt-Gen Kalman Loerincz became commander , with the government rank of State Secretary . |
| 18 | I bet she 'd rustle up a tray of tea if you smile at her nicely ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Then I thought we 'd set up the nice Mr Sorley and his mobile Fax van and photograph him in the act of reading other people 's mail . ’ |
| 20 | Erm I du n no this is somebody else 's paper so This is before I had a I worked it out as I I th I thought it 'd work out a three- four-five triangle . |
| 21 | And I mean I think that if it was spread more I mean if if if people locally gave more to bereaved in their own areas , I mean it would go down a lot more good there . |
| 22 | Well even if you do you 'd clear out the stuff |
| 23 | I said I 'd tear out the dead michaelmas daisies , but the gardener had done that . |
| 24 | And I thought she might have come today cos she said she 'd bring up the money but she has n't , not yet . |
| 25 | He half hoped she 'd bring back a burnt-offering , the way she had so often in their first few months of marriage , when she had deigned to cook for him . |
| 26 | I just wished she 'd cut out the bullshit about cheating on Dennis . |
| 27 | So they said they would come back the next week and see what I thought . |
| 28 | His sentence was terminated when Sahara officials bailed him out and said they would pick up the tab for the room but he would have to pay for his food and drink himself . |
| 29 | Speaking of his intention to attend the funeral , he said he hoped it would send out a signal for peace and democracy in the region . |
| 30 | I said his bed looked gorgeous and added , just in passing , that I hoped he 'd put up a wooden fence , as a metal one would n't do much for either garden . |